It is Dad’s 85th birthday on Monday, and so we had a family gathering at the Elm’s, Lutterworth for a birthday meal on Saturday evening. As usual when we attend this venue,we had an excellent meal (the pub does an excellent carvery) before we went back to Dad’sfor a chat
and to play The Best Of British, a sort of general knowledge game around the British culture. The Ladies won, but there was some rather dubious nods, winks and headshaking when it was the turn of one of the Ladies team to read questions to the others. And there was some dubious questions for the menfolk. What TV programme ends with” Duff Duff Duff”? This is what was read out, which aurally bore little resemblance to the first bit of the Eastenders theme. Name the person that a picture of roast beef and Yorkshire pudding reminds you of? Not Aunt Bessie, apparently. The answer was “Mum”.
Unfortunately Matthew couldn’t make it to grandpa’s birthday meal due to a combination of food poisoning, a potentially broken nose and concussion! Having been ill all morning he slipped dashing to the bathroom and as he describes it, ‘face planted the bath’ in the process. After 3 hours at A&E he was back at his Aunties (his now current residence) to recover. Needless to say he wasn’t up to the drive to Lutterworth, or socialising or food for that matter….
Technically we live in Oaktree House, but sadly the tree had to go.
We now have a thriving Oakstump at the front of the house.
